Spotlight on AT&T: Analyzing the Surge in Options Activity


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Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on AT&T.

Looking at options history for AT&T (NYSE:T) we detected 12 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $60,632 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $672,836.

Expected Price Movements

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $10.0 to $20.0 for AT&T over the recent three months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of AT&T stands at 29161.88, with a total volume reaching 13,055.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in AT&T, situated within the strike price corridor from $10.0 to $20.0, throughout the last 30 days.

AT&T 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Biggest Options Spotted:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
TCALLSWEEPBEARISH01/19/24$15.00$167.2K60.8K1.5K
TCALLSWEEPBEARISH01/19/24$15.00$120.0K60.8K1.0K
TCALLSWEEPBEARISH06/20/25$10.00$73.6K2.4K100
TCALLTRADEBULLISH02/16/24$17.00$67.0K6.4K1.2K
TCALLSWEEPBULLISH01/17/25$20.00$55.4K52.1K2

About AT&T

The wireless business contributes about two thirds of AT&T's revenue following the spinoff of Warner Media. The firm is the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, connecting 70 million postpaid and 18 million prepaid phone customers. Fixed-line enterprise services, which account for about 18% of revenue, include internet access, private networking, security, voice, and wholesale network capacity. Residential fixed-line services, about 11% of revenue, primarily consist of broadband internet access service. AT&T also has a sizable presence in Mexico, serving 22 million customers, but this business only accounts for 3% of revenue. The firm still holds a 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV but does not consolidate this business in its financial statements.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with AT&T, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

Present Market Standing of AT&T

  • Trading volume stands at 18,229,015, with T's price down by 0.0%, positioned at $17.15.
  • RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.
  • Earnings announcement expected in 19 days.

What The Experts Say On AT&T

A total of 1 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $20.0.

  • An analyst from Wells Fargo persists with their Overweight rating on AT&T, maintaining a target price of $20.

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20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


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